RAQUEL MELLER



Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various

Opened: April 14, 1926, Empire Theatre, N.Y.C.; return engagement opened on October 25, 1926, Henry Miller’s Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 38; 16 (return engagement)

Note: No attempt has been made to compile discologicial information for anything other than original cast member recordings. This show also included an unidentified medley of popular Chevalier songs.


Ay! Cipriano (Naughty Cipriano/That Waltz Espagnol):

1. Raices De La Cancion Espanola, Vol. 1, CD/Fonotron (Raquel Meller)


Diguli Que Vengui (Tell Him To Come/Hurry Mateo):

1. 1926-1936, CD/Chansophone 156 (Raquel Meller)


Flor Del Mal (Flower Of Sin/Poor Scentless Flower):

1. 78/Decca P-G 20621 (Raquel Meller with orchestra conducted by Enrique Cases) [reissued on La Violetera, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 7604]


Flor De Te (Tea Blossom) (used in the return engagement only):

1. 1926-1936, CD/Chansophone 156 (Raquel Meller)


Gitanillo (My Gypsy Sweetheart):

1. 1926-1936, CD/Chansophone 156 (Raquel Meller)


La Hija Del Carcelero (The Jailer’s Daughter)’:

1. La Violetera, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 7604 (Raquel Meller)


Mariana (used in the return engagement only):

1. La Violetera, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 7604 (Raquel Meller)


Mimosa (When Love Passes By):

1. 78/Decca P-G 20621 (Raquel Meller with orchestra conducted by Enrique Cases) [reissued on Novias Y Maridos, CD/Blue Moon 7606]


La Monteria (Grandmother’s Dress/At The Dance):

1. 1926-1936, CD/Chansophone 156 (Raquel Meller)


La Mujer Del Torero (The Wife Of The Bullfighter) (used in the return engagement only):

1. 78/Odeon 33001 (Raquel Meller)


Nena (Your Wonderful Lips):

1. La Violetera, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 7604 (Raquel Meller)


El Peligro De Las Rosas (Beware Of The Rose):

1. Raices De La Cancion Espanola, Vol. 1, CD/Fonotron (Raquel Meller)


El Relicario (The Charm/My Toreador):

1. La Violetera, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 7604 (Raquel Meller)


Siempre Flor (The Eternal Flower):

1. La Violetera, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 7604 (Raquel Meller)


La Tarde Del Corpus (The Procession):

1. Raices De La Cancion Espanola, Vol. 1, CD/Fonotron (Raquel Meller)


La Violetera (Who’ll Buy My Violets/The Violet Girl):

1. La Violetera, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 7604 (Raquel Meller)


Unrecorded Material
:

Como La Flor (Like The Flower) (used in the return engagement only)
La Farandulo Pasa (Poor Pierrot)
Manola (used in the return engagement only)
Mis Amores (My Loves) (used in the return engagement only)
La Mujer D’En Manelic (The Wife Of Manelic) (used in the return engagement only)
Noi De La Mare (Joy And Pangs Of Motherhood)
El Pescadero (The Fishmonger) (used in the return engagement only)
La Reina Del Cortijo (The Peasant Queen) (used in the return engagement only)
Tus Ojus (Your Eyes) (used in the return engagement only)
La Virgen Roja (The Red Virgin) (used in the return engagement only)